Legal Opinion
Pruitt v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 17, 1951No. A-11419PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
The defendant, Clifton Pruitt, was charged by an information filed in the district court of Carter county with the crime of larceny of a two year old red white faced cow; was tried; convicted; and sentenced to serve three years imprisonment in the penitentiary; and has appealed.
The evidence of guilt was overwhelming. A widow, Mrs. Essie Mantón, and her son, Francis Mantón, lived on a farm in Carter county. On June 22, 1948, a two year old red cow with a white face was stolen from their pasture. Three days later it was recovered from the possession of one Clarence Bivens who lived near the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Herren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Little v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Bowlegs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1952
- Raybourn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958
- Gant v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
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